God Revealed. New Testament walkthru - Book of Matthew

1. The Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Paul’s Letters
Other Letters
Revelation
A Walkthru’ of the New Testament
Lesson 2: Matthew: God’s Kingdom on Earth

2.  Matthew: God’s
Kingdom on Earth
 Mark: Christ, Chief
Cornerstone
 Luke: Son of Man
Seeks and Saves
 John: Life to the Full

3. ◦ Introduction – God’s
Kingdom on Earth
◦ Descent of the King
◦ The King’s Herald
◦ Kingdom Warfare
◦ Kingdom Values
◦ Kingdom People
(Disciples)
◦ Keys to the Kingdom
◦ The King Returns
◦ The King Redeems
◦ The King Conquers
◦ The King Commissions

4. EVENT TIMELINE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

6. The Kingdom of
heaven belongs to:
◦ The poor in spirit
(5:3)
◦ Those who are
persecuted for
Christ’s sake (5:10)
◦ Those with faith as
a child (18:1-10)
Who work towards
completely eliminating
sin

7. Kingdom of heaven is
not experiencing on
earth:
 Wealth
 Freedom from
sickness
 Unlimited powers
 Mystic experiences
 Blessings for the
sinner
Without dealing with
the sin.

8. ◦ The wise men knew
◦ King Herod knew
◦ A few shepherds and
good men and
women…
That Jesus was the
Messiah
What about the rest of
the Jewish race?
Isa 6:10

9. ◦ 9 When they had heard
the king, they
departed; and, lo, the
star, which they saw in
the east, went before
them, till it came and
stood over where the
young child was. Ch 2,
What was this star? How
did the Magi find it?

10. The Magi prophesied:
◦ A Star shall come out of
Jacob; A Scepter shall
rise out of Israel, And
batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons
of tumult. (Numbers
24:17)
Another pointer:
◦ The scepter shall not
depart from Judah..until
Shiloh comes, and to him
shall be the obedience of
the people. (Genesis
49:10)

11. They were plural (number
not known) with 3 types of
gifts
Saw the star at birth and
followed it till it settled
over house where child
was
This journey was probably
several months (given age
below which Herod killed
kids) (Matt 1,2)
The “star” must have been
God’s presence (like pillar
of fire and smoke)[1]

12. ◦ Bare minimal food
◦ Bare clothing
◦ A “voice” in the
wilderness
 Bold
 Honest
 True
 One purpose of
heralding Christ
◦ Died a martyr’s death
◦ Applauded by Christ
as “greater than Elijah”

13. Made himself
small so that
Christ could
stand tall

14. Read 8:18-22,12:46-50,13
What are the requirements
of a disciple?
Prepared to:
 Sacrifice comforts
 Sacrifice family priorities
 Do God’s will
 Have a receptive heart
 Value the kingdom over
everything
 Focus on Christ

15. Christ’s temptations
(Matt 4:1-11) are a vivid
illustration of the
constant battle between
the two kingdoms:
◦ In the world - The
external power sruggle
against the
principalities and
powers
◦ In our lives - The
internal battle against
the flesh

16.  For false messiahs and
false prophets will appear
and perform great signs
and wonders to deceive, if
possible, even the elect.
Matthew 24:24
 "Watch out for false prophets.
They come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they
are ferocious wolves. Matthew
7:15
 For many will come in my
name, claiming, 'I am the
Messiah,' and will deceive
many. Matthew 24:5

17. False prophets
camoflouge
Satan’s kingdom
to appear like
God’s kingdom

18. “Blessed are:
 the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
 those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
 the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
 those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
 the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
 the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matt 5:3-12

19.  the peacemakers, for they shall be called
sons[a] of God.
 those who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
 you when others revile you and persecute you
and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on
my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward
is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.
Matt 5:3-12

20. Kingdom of Heaven(Christ’s) vs Earth’s values
Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Satan
Invisible but penetrating – 5:13-16 Externals matter
Based on whole bible (not only NT)
–5: 17-20
Distinguishes NT as “cool ride” to
heaven
An internal attitude not only
external action - 6-10
External façade
Treasures long lasting and eternal
-13:45-47
Money, status, indulgence – Now
Needs will be provided - 6:25,26 Insatiable cravings
Revealed by God - 16:17 Deceived by man
Small is great - 18:1-4 Seek popularity and greatness

21.  How can we avoid missing God’s guiding
clues in our life, as Israelites missed their
much awaited Messiah?
 In what way/s can we make ourselves small
so that Christ can stand tall?
 Look at the chart on Kingdom values vs.
Satan’s values. Do we see penetration of the
Satan’s values in our churches today? What
can we do about that in our personal lives? In
our church?

22. Keys to the Kingdom are
special powers in heaven
and earth endowed by
Christ
Read Matt16:13-20
Conditions on which you
get the keys to the
kingdom:
 Acknowledging Christ
as God
 Receptive to Holy Spirit

23. What salient features do we
observe on the King’s return?
 False Messiahs leading people
astray
 Wars between nations
 Famines, Earthquakes
 Christians hated and killed
 Gospel reaches world
 False prophets
 Sin rampant
 Abomination of desolation set
up in holy place. Signal to flee
 Sun, moon darkened, stars fall,
powers of heaven shaken
 Second coming visible to all
amidst mighty trumpet blast

24. Innocent blood had to
be shed in the most
painful death– to
usher in the Kingdom.
 What was the blood
shed for?
 How is Christ’s work
of salvation
misinterpreted
today?

25. Some unusual aspects
surrounding resurrection:
 Earthquake
 Tombstone rolled away –
angel sits on it
 Guards shook with fear and
fainted on seeing angel
 Angel tells Mary Jesus is
risen and has gone ahead to
meet disciples
 Jesus meets women and
disciples
 Religious leaders bribe
guards to falsify story

26. Jesus’ last words:
 I have all power on
heaven and earth
 Go to all the world
 Make disciples
 Baptize
 Teach ALL my commands
 I am with you always
(18-20)

27. https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=rk8ERxqCZqQ
 What are we commanded
to do as his disciples
from Matt 28:18-20
 In what way are you
personally implementing
the great commission?

28. 1. http://creationtoday.org/the-wise-men-
and-the-star/#.VR4XTtyUeFA